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“Don’t even bring up the ‘de’ of the presidential election” .. Why did the Democratic Party issue an order to silence the presidential election?
Entered 2024.12.18. 11.36 am
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Reporter Lee Jun-ho
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Another lawmaker said, “Let’s not talk about the presidential election for the time being.”
“We haven’t been reprimanded yet. We’re not even ready.”
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The Democratic Party of Korea issued a restraining order to its members not to mention anything about the early presidential election. In a situation where various fields such as politics, economy, and diplomacy were in chaos after the martial law situation, there was no need to create the misunderstanding that the Democratic Party was ‘drinking kimchi soup first’ rather than trying to resolve the situation as an authoritative party.
On the 18th, a member of the Democratic Party said, “Internally, we decided not to even talk about the presidential election for the time being.” He added, “Wouldn’t we be criticized if we said we were preparing for the presidential election when the president has not yet been impeached?” and conveyed the cautious atmosphere within the party. He added, “In fact, we are not making behind-the-scenes preparations for the next presidential election.”
After the Democratic Party passed the impeachment bill against President Yoon Seok-yeol, it appears that it is extremely wary of the expression ‘presidential election’ and has begun an internal crackdown. Since Representative Lee is mentioned as a strong candidate for the next presidential election, there appears to be a calculation that there is no need to push ahead.
After the passage of the impeachment bill on the 14th, Representative Lee told the lawmakers, “You must be careful and serious,” and “I hope you will be especially careful with your words and actions.” At a press conference held by Representative Lee on the 15th, he said, “The Republic of Korea is currently in a crisis phase, and we must focus only on how to overcome this crisis phase,” and added, “It is inappropriate to talk about it when the outcome is unknown.” I dismissed it.
This can be interpreted as Representative Lee trying to refrain from actions that could cause public resentment as he must secure moderate public support for the next presidential election.
??? “The theory of a rider in his 40s will be raised” <- The biggest fuss